Franco Colapinto arrived at the Hungaroring with his mind elsewhere. He wasn’t talking about engines or race strategies: he was talking about football, and he was furious.
The Argentine Alpine driver did not forgive the Spanish fans after the 2026 World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0 against Argentina. He sincerely congratulated his fellow grid drivers Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, yes, but then he let out what was really burning inside him: a video of Spanish fans trying to burn a Lionel Messi shirt. “I’m really pissed off”, he confessed to journalist Juan Fossaroli, and he held nothing back: “Now all of a sudden they put on the shirt when they win, it’s a disgrace”.
He didn’t stop there. Colapinto even dared to take a humorous jab at them, asking them to improve their chants and be more creative when celebrating. Between laughter and genuine anger, the Argentine made it clear that the World Cup ended on the pitch, but the rivalry is only just beginning in the paddock.
Colapinto got carried away while talking about the World Cup and they had to stop him lol
— ElBuni (@therealbuni) July 23, 2026
-"They want to celebrate and they don’t even have lyrics to sing the anthem, they tried to burn an Argentine flag and couldn’t"
-enough enough pic.twitter.com/UwUpXBBlE3